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...only thing that astonished more than the size of Feeney's largesse was his determination to keep it hidden. To avoid U.S. tax-disclosure requirements, Feeney incorporated his foundations in Bermuda and sought no tax deductions. For years Forbes magazine listed him as one of the 400 richest Americans, even though he has reportedly bled his wealth of all but $5 million; Feeney abhors the list, but he let the fiction persist rather than betray his charity. Early in the year, a lawsuit over the sale by his foundation of its stake in DFS threatened to expose the scope...
Feeney's unmasking was the first of 1997's philanthropic dramas, as a roaring bull market induced conspicuous giving from Ted Turner, George Soros and Bill Gates. And yet the richest 1% of Americans still give only 2% of their annual gross income to charity. It made Feeney's silent work seem all the more admirable. In an age of aggrandizement, Feeney showed that humble hearts still beat. In many ways, that is a revelation even more gratifying than the sums he has given away...
...here's one no one seems to know about, a few miles east and a smidge south of Macy's. 29th Street is a based-on-true-story about the first winner of the New York Lottery. It's a richest-man-in-Queens meets Goodfellas tale starring Danny Aiello and Anthony LaPaglia, and it's a genuine Xmas heartwarmer. Trust in Couch Potato, and give Dad a call immediately after...
...clock is ticking ominously for Japan Inc. After six years of stagnation, the world's second richest nation is threatened by the financial crisis that has hammered and humiliated the wildfire economies of Asia. As South Korea slid close toward insolvency last week, the Japanese were looking toward their leaders, and foreign investors were looking to Japan for signals that the Pacific Rim's chief Asian power could buffer the quakes rattling the region's interlocking systems...
This should be unsurprising to anyone who has followed the career of the richest billionaire in Texas. Since he founded his company in a college dorm room, Dell has made a habit of spotting trends when they are still mere suggestions. Maybe that's why his company's stock has jumped 20,000% since 1990. Four years ago, when the Web was just a strand, Dell made his first online purchase (a T shirt). The idea of selling computers online...